Smalls that is a Bruce Smith staple. Seemed his teams always played to the competition. Part of me sometimes wondered if he did it on purpose, to almost put his teams in adverse situations.

Do not forget the TCC teams with Lehman, Jones, Harris, Bussey, Towbridge, etc...

I'll never forget Bussey beating SJ with that shot and Towbridge's mom taking on the SJ student section. I never saw so many scared floppy haired trust funders in Toledo since Mountain Man Ski Shop ran out of fleece jackets in 96'.

Smalls that is a Bruce Smith staple. Seemed his teams always played to the competition. Part of me sometimes wondered if he did it on purpose, to almost put his teams in adverse situations.

Do not forget the TCC teams with Lehman, Jones, Harris, Bussey, Towbridge, etc...

I'll never forget Bussey beating SJ with that shot and Towbridge's mom taking on the SJ student section. I never saw so many scared floppy haired trust funders in Toledo since Mountain Man Ski Shop ran out of fleece jackets in 96'.

I remember that! The destitute faces at the UPS, waiting for the airlift to come in. Still brings chills. We collected laundry lint at the St Louis and sent it to help tide them over. They never said "thank you."

As I've said before the basketball landscape in NW Ohio is changing. Stritch is a major player for young talent as is MVCD, Stritch has already locked up the best young PG from east Toledo. On top of that, Clay, Lake, Genoa and Rossford are all open district and once they figure out how that can benefit a basketball team things will get even more dicey. TPS will still get their fair share of hoopers and SJJ will always attract the top city kids and the kids from Evergreen and Central will still get the football kid who plays hoops. The next major change will be how SFS uses it's million dollar grant on athletes.

SJJ first needs to figure out that you have to give Vince Williams the ball and up that tempo a bit. That team could have ran Findlay out of the gym, instead they elected to play a half court offense and had to rely on a 4th qtr run to win

SJJ first needs to figure out that you have to give Vince Williams the ball and up that tempo a bit. That team could have ran Findlay out of the gym, instead they elected to play a half court offense and had to rely on a 4th qtr run to win

Giving Williams the ball didn't work against St Francis as he had 6 first half turnovers. They were 2/15 from three, that was the issue last night. They need to learn how to play in the half court if they want to go far in March. Going to #11 St. Eds next week should be a good test for SJJ.

Giving Williams the ball didn't work against St Francis as he had 6 first half turnovers. They were 2/15 from three, that was the issue last night. They need to learn how to play in the half court if they want to go far in March. Going to #11 St. Eds next week should be a good test for SJJ.

Because Findlay plays that perfect country 2-3 zone defense that seems to confound city teams. Which leads me to say you need to set up Williams on offense instead of simply having him get the ball in a way similar to how Libbey did with Buford.

That's why I'm such a fan of SJJ needing to speed it up a bit, a high pace would be tough to match with such good athletes

Neither of the 2 Lima Senior transfer students from Puerto Rico played in the opening season loss to Toledo St Francis last week. Both are still awaiting final approval from the OHSAA. The 2 players are Javier Quineros , 6'2" guard and Jatsiel Colon, 6' 8" post player.

Because Findlay plays that perfect country 2-3 zone defense that seems to confound city teams. Which leads me to say you need to set up Williams on offense instead of simply having him get the ball in a way similar to how Libbey did with Buford.

That's why I'm such a fan of SJJ needing to speed it up a bit, a high pace would be tough to match with such good athletes

Because Findlay plays that perfect country 2-3 zone defense that seems to confound city teams. Which leads me to say you need to set up Williams on offense instead of simply having him get the ball in a way similar to how Libbey did with Buford.

That's why I'm such a fan of SJJ needing to speed it up a bit, a high pace would be tough to match with such good athletes

This would be the case if Williams was a guard and could dribble. Unfortunately, he really struggles driving to the rim. The way they can be successful is by giving him the ball in the midrange and post. He commands a double team everytime and is good enough of a passer to find the plethora of shooters SJJ has on the perimeter if he doesn't have a look. If the SJJ coaching staff continues to let him float on the perimeter and don't use him down low, they won't make a very deep run in the post season. I understand wanting him to develop on the perimeter for the next level, but its clearly not the best way to use him in HS.

The athletes sjj have can be as dominant in a halfcourt style of play as they can be in a high pace style of play. The only evidence you need to believe this is the SFS game.

Javier Quinones the senior guard will be eligible to play the rest of the regular season, but not eligible for any tournament games. This was decided after a meeting with the OHSSA and his mother. The other player involved did not appeal .

Do not forget the TCC teams with Lehman, Jones, Harris, Bussey, Towbridge, etc...

I'll never forget Bussey beating SJ with that shot and Towbridge's mom taking on the SJ student section. I never saw so many scared floppy haired trust funders in Toledo since Mountain Man Ski Shop ran out of fleece jackets in 96'.

Don't forget the man behind it all, the g.o.a.t Jim Welling. Those were some fun teams to watch. The man knew how to coach a team to victory, especially when it mattered most.

The Bussey buzzer-beater to beat the Johnnies was epic. And who could ever forget the egotistical St. John's fanbase (particularly the mothers) delivering donuts (yes, boxes upon boxes of good ole fashioned Dunkin' Donuts) days after to Central Catholic to "apologize" for their student section's racist chants towards our players & school that night...

Javier Quinones the senior guard will be eligible to play the rest of the regular season, but not eligible for any tournament games. This was decided after a meeting with the OHSSA and his mother. The other player involved did not appeal .

Don't forget the man behind it all, the g.o.a.t Jim Welling. Those were some fun teams to watch. The man knew how to coach a team to victory, especially when it mattered most.

The Bussey buzzer-beater to beat the Johnnies was epic. And who could ever forget the egotistical St. John's fanbase (particularly the mothers) delivering donuts (yes, boxes upon boxes of good ole fashioned Dunkin' Donuts) days after to Central Catholic to "apologize" for their student section's racist chants towards our players & school that night...

Kids do and say dumb things. But when adults allow it to happen it is disgraceful. And the SJ administration allowed it to happen.

Look at where Lima Senior's players have came from since Simpson took over. He's had plenty of guys come up from Dayton and all over Ohio to play for him. On the other hand, sjj has had plenty of amazing basketball players walk the halls as underclassmen only to leave and become big contributors at rival schools in NWO. If they were really that desperate to get talented players and keep them eligible at all costs, that wouldn't be the case.

As I've said before the basketball landscape in NW Ohio is changing. Stritch is a major player for young talent as is MVCD, Stritch has already locked up the best young PG from east Toledo. On top of that, Clay, Lake, Genoa and Rossford are all open district and once they figure out how that can benefit a basketball team things will get even more dicey. TPS will still get their fair share of hoopers and SJJ will always attract the top city kids and the kids from Evergreen and Central will still get the football kid who plays hoops. The next major change will be how SFS uses it's million dollar grant on athletes.

Do you have any idea why Zeb Jackson left CCHS after just 1 quarter?

Irish had the state's best freshman PG (already w/ 2 DI offers) walking the halls & they would have contended for a TRAC title + more this season with him...now they are struggling to finish better than 6th in the TRAC for the 2nd straight year.

Maumee Valley doesn't seem to be very good as they are struggling in the TAAC this season...and their so-called basketball arena has maybe 3 rows of seating, I just don't get the move.

If they were really that desperate to get talented players and keep them eligible at all costs.

So a student attends and plays basketball for Ottawa Hills as an 8th grader, transfers to SJ Academy and repeats 8th grade even though he is a very good student from one of the state's best districts. No desperation in encouraging red-shirting successful students for athletic gain.

Look at where Lima Senior's players have came from since Simpson took over. He's had plenty of guys come up from Dayton and all over Ohio to play for him. On the other hand, sjj has had plenty of amazing basketball players walk the halls as underclassmen only to leave and become big contributors at rival schools in NWO. If they were really that desperate to get talented players and keep them eligible at all costs, that wouldn't be the case.

Who from Dayton was on Lima Senior's roster?? Jarius Ward moved back to Lima from Reyonldsburg. The other "transfers" were, Marquevious Wilson came from Elida, Xavier Simpson, his son, and Marquis Coleman, JV player last year came from LCC. Sorry, the rest were all home grown. Don't know where you got your info from.

Who from Dayton was on Lima Senior's roster?? Jarius Ward moved back to Lima from Reyonldsburg. The other "transfers" were, Marquevious Wilson came from Elida, Xavier Simpson, his son, and Marquis Coleman, JV player last year came from LCC. Sorry, the rest were all home grown. Don't know where you got your info from.

Spartan87,

Maybe Track XC was thinking of Elijah Pughsley who moved back to Lima for
his senior year after playing at Cincinnati Hughes. I don't know of any player
that transferred in from Dayton ?? You already mentioned all the other transfers that joined Coach Simpson upon his arrival 2 years ago and all had Lima roots.

Who from Dayton was on Lima Senior's roster?? Jarius Ward moved back to Lima from Reyonldsburg. The other "transfers" were, Marquevious Wilson came from Elida, Xavier Simpson, his son, and Marquis Coleman, JV player last year came from LCC. Sorry, the rest were all home grown. Don't know where you got your info from.

So a student attends and plays basketball for Ottawa Hills as an 8th grader, transfers to SJ Academy and repeats 8th grade even though he is a very good student from one of the state's best districts. No desperation in encouraging red-shirting successful students for athletic gain.

If this is the case then why isn't Vincent Williams a sophomore right now? He doesn't turn 17 until the start of his senior year.

Who from Dayton was on Lima Senior's roster?? Jarius Ward moved back to Lima from Reyonldsburg. The other "transfers" were, Marquevious Wilson came from Elida, Xavier Simpson, his son, and Marquis Coleman, JV player last year came from LCC. Sorry, the rest were all home grown. Don't know where you got your info from.

Is it normal for 4-5 really good basketball players to transfer in in one year? And then two more really good players from out of the US the next year? Where is this normal?